September 23, 2008

Sept. 22, 2008         Jodi and I were disappointed to learn that she will need to keep turning and tightening the struts on her leg halo for another 10 days.  The Dr. did discover what may be causing much of her pain however.  It seems that the ankle bone is protruding too far back and causing her toes to curl under with too much stretch to that area.  As a result, the Dr. with the help of the computer was able to calculate the needed changes and we now need to follow a new print out as we tighten the struts.  We sure are hoping that all of this will be worth it.  She goes for another x-ray tomorrow to see if the foot is doing what it is supposed to do under the changes made.  She has another week of Dr. appointments so it continues to be very busy.  Many more trips to good old SLC.